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They also ask many "what is this" and "what is that". Then usually follow up with whys.
I do agree the growing human nervous system needs a certain maturity to be capable of comprehend causality. Yes they are also enjoy the attention of the parent and the time spent together, but they are also curious about the world, asking questions about things is part of the ontogenesis, it's a biological program in them, which is more instinctive than conscious (later they might learn consciously about the world, some people just never do). The parents do well to feed the kid with answers, this is how encourage the children to be curious about the world, to find answers, which is a handy skill throughout the whole life. This also helps with fear. The unknown is a big fear inducing source, those who get to know stuff won't fear that particular stuff. Those who are curious will attempt to gain knowledge instead of fearing something unknown, and this will help them overcome obstacles. This also gives confidence in themselves and dealing with their environment.
Dogs work the same, those who grow up investigating objects, people, whatever around them won't be cowards, they'll become more calm (who won't get scared by unknown object, sounds, people, etc.) and friendly.
Do you view this inquiring behaviour of kids solely as a way of control, practicing power?

>Public executions are not an excaption to peak human compassion, they ARE the peak of human compassion.
What do you mean by that?